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#**11101** (**permalink**) 05-05-2021, 10:51 AM

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Melbourne is far better than Kings. You made a good choice.

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#**11102** (**permalink**) 05-05-2021, 10:55 AM

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Leeds Leicester and Manchester are better than King's

#**11103** (**permalink**) 05-05-2021, 10:59 AM

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Jaded trainee here. Won’t be retained. What should I do

don't all big firms retain like 80 90% of their trainees??

hard truth - you aint cut out for big firms then. or maybe your partner is a weirdo. but it's really not the end of the world. try smaller firms. pay sucks and perhaps lesser prestige but everyone gotta start somewhere. work your way up again. a career in law is a hard and long one. keep hustling and find that interest/passion.

#**11104** (**permalink**) 05-05-2021, 11:00 AM

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Leeds Leicester and Manchester are better than King's

not forgetting suss

#**11105** (**permalink**) 05-05-2021, 11:50 AM

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hard truth - you aint cut out for big firms then. or maybe your partner is a weirdo. but it's really not the end of the world. try smaller firms. pay sucks and perhaps lesser prestige but everyone gotta start somewhere. work your way up again. a career in law is a hard and long one. keep hustling and find that interest/passion.

I don't think OP is necessarily "not cut out for big firms". Sometimes, not getting retained is a matter of bad luck. I was let go from a Big4 firm under weird AF circumstances and managed to get a job at an international firm (albeit not MC / WS firm). Am doing fine now.

But yes you are very correct - a career in law is long and difficult. Having a passion for it (or at least an interest in it) will go a long way.